Stephanie Pell
The cake was beautiful. My friend was radiant. Gaza was burning.
Tag: gaza
What Is the Shofar Calling You to Do in 5786?
The Lilith Staff
Lilith staff members share where the shofar is calling them to take action in 5786.
The Weight of Seeing
Stephanie Pell
We are transformed by the weight of what we can no longer pretend not to see.
Talking Peace in Paris While Bombs Fall Back Home
Elana Sztokman
A wartime dispatch from Elana Sztokman
I Am a “Jew in the Middle.” What Does this Mean?
Jessica Keener
Since Oct. 7, I have been struggling, like so many Jews, to articulate my response to the Israel/Gaza/Palestinian conflict and how to talk about it.
How Much Can a Heart Break in One Year?
Mikhal Weiner
Throughout this unspeakably long year, I have felt so many things — fear, horror, helplessness, rage, indignation, despair, desperation, isolation, loneliness — and now, finally, it has settled in my chest and belly as an ocean of grief.
Two Jews, Three Opinions in the Age of Online Rage
Leah Grisham
Historically, Jews have dealt with so much violence, discrimination, and hate enacted by outside forces: we cannot afford to inflict pain against each other. And perhaps–that’s why we inflict pain against each other?